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Where does “խաչակիր” come from?

խաչակիր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կրեմ, from Russian крем, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

խաչակիր (Old Armenian): cross-bearing; austere, laborious; virtuous;...

Definitions

  1. cross-bearing; austere, laborious; virtuous;...

Ancestry of “խաչակիր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկրեմ—
2Russianкремcream, creme
3Frenchcrèmecream; cool; café crème
4Middle Frenchchresme—
5Old Frenchcresmecream
6Late Latincramaskim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative...
7Late Latinchrismaointment
8Ancient Greekχρῖσμαanointing, unction; wall coating, plaster
9Ancient Greekχρίωto smear with , rub on something; to anoint with...
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “խաչակիր”

  • խաչակիր
  • խաչակրություն
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